Xbox One for less than £150 ‘on the way’ – but missing one key feature

MICROSOFT is planning to release a super-budget-price Xbox One next year that will ship without a disc drive, reports suggest. According to Microsoft insider site Thurrott, Microsoft is trying to cut the PlayStation’s lead this generation by aggressively cutting the costs of getting into Xbox before totally new consoles arrive in 2020. The aim is to get the retail price of the new device under $200 (£156), according to the report. The new discless device will be followed by a new Xbox One S that will have an optical drive, but will cost less than the £250 you currently need to shell out for one. Alongside the device will reportedly be a new disc-to-digital trade-in service that will allow Xbox fans to get digital download codes for games they already own and ditch the physical copies. The report suggest that Microsoft’s focus on both devices is to get the cost down as much as possible “without sacrificing the core gaming experience”, but it is unclear which corners may be cut to try and bring the costs down. playtime Best Black Friday 2018 PS4 deals and bundles game the system Black Friday 2018 gaming deals: here’s where to find the best offers switch it up Best Black Friday 2018 Nintendo Switch deals and bundles dead good deal Where to get Red Dead Redemption 2 the cheapest on Black Friday 2018 xboxing day Best Black Friday 2018 Xbox One deals and bundles the Job’s a game GAME Black Friday 2018: all the… [Read full story]